Starset RPG 3.0: Valode of the Cosmos

Starset: INFORMATION

The continent upon which this story takes place looks like the mouth of a monster about to devour the island of Oseada. It is in the southern hemisphere of its world, meaning that the northern regions are the hottest and the southern regions are the coldest. The northernmost nations are Casson and Comaive, separated from each other by a range of hills and from the rest of the world by the Burindhi Range of mountains, the tallest in the world. Comaive is a land of rain forests, Casson mostly of desert with just a bit of fertile land along the coast. It shares the vast desert with Parsea, and there is no clear border between the two marked in the vast expanse of sand.

South of Comaive lies Burind, a harsh land of mountains and rocky land scattered with forests. To the east lie Miyse and Thaos, which are soaked annually by monsoon rainfall and there is much swampy land, but enough is arable to produce rice and other crops. Aquivan borders Thaos to the south, a land where harsh winters and high elevation make life difficult. The population is concentrated along the river, and they control an important port at its delta. Life on its southern island is especially harsh, but many people go there each year in the hope of striking it rich mining diamonds, gold, and other precious stones.

Danover was once a province of Montrovine, but its people have more in common with those of its neighbor Burind. Although not good for farming, it is rich in metals to be mined, and trades with its neighbors to make up what it lacks in produce. The plain between the Vorall and Burindhi mountains is home to the farms and livestock that provide the lifeblood for Montrovine, and northern Samorkh and Tramh are much the same. However, winters are hard for these southernmost nations, and much of their land is tundra or mountainous.

The three main islands of Oseada are hilly, and much of its income comes from trading, fishing, and mining, but farming is also important.